/ dɪsˈpleɪsmənt; NAmE / noun [ U ]
1.
( formal ) the act of displacing sb/sth; the process of being displaced :
the largest displacement of civilian population since World War Two
2.
[ C ] ( physics ) the amount of a liquid moved out of place by sth floating or put in it, especially a ship floating in water :
a ship with a displacement of 10 000 tonnes